Rail-joint.



PATENTED MAY 15, 1906.

L No. 820,573.

' w. M. HEUN.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED 0UT.26, 1905.

lnventoi.

' Witnesses Attorneys Patent. Fat-exited 15 EMMY Eppliozttion filed(Estate: 2 3.995, Serial Tim 253 1 602.

To @216 whom it may canoes-n:

Be it knows. i, W'ILLIAM M H'EUN,

citizen of the United States. residing at Coolgi'n the counts ofltedtwlllow and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and usefulBail-Joint, of which the following is a specificstion.

This invention relates to roil-g'oiots, has for s31 olojeet to provide:1 joint embody ing new and improved features of simplicity, utility,and s'ifioienoy.

A further object of the inventiori is'to pro vide s rsii-joint embodyingifnoroveol mess to revsnt tile dspressing and hammering or mi; ends andclick of passing Wheels.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rail-joint embodying1111* to permit the contraction the nails.

W'itn and other obieots in sis? presentirwention consists tlrsom binmtion and arrangement of? parts, es fi ll be hereinatter fully described,shows. in the actorspsnying drawings, and portioulsrly pointed out inthe appended claims, being understood that changes in. the form,proportion, size, and. minor Qetsils may be made Without departing fromthe spirit or ssorifieing any of the sdvsntsges this invention.

in the drawings, Figwte 1 is a perspective View of the improvedrsilqloint Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the rail ends disengaged.Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional. view taken on line 3 of Fig". 1.

Like characters of reference indiosts spondirig parts in all of thefigures drawings.

In its preferred embodiment the improved rail-joint forming thesubject-matter" of this applies/hon comprises the rail 10 end i,

respectively tapered, zit-12 and 'i to meet expansion of in a verticalplane, as 14, disposed obliquely to their lengths. Through the Web ofthe rail are formed slots 15 sod 16, at least one of which, as vI 6,registers in the two rail ends when assembled. Within the tsperedsurface of the head of one rail end, as 10, A formed a groove 17,extending lonvitudrnally of the taper, and, rib 15 is tonnes along rovsdmeans the ts-pered surface of the opposed ra -dread studproportionod'snd disposed to be s ably sngsgod Within the groove 17; Thesods of this rile s beveled, as shown, so that the rails when forcedtogether will be properly oeiitered or slined. Fish-plates 19 19 ofsubstantially the usual form are provfed, openings -for the receipt ofbolts 20, 9v unto the slots 15 and} 6 y With the parts sssemble a r w. lrio. i8 is Within the groove 11, Whor f lon gitudinsl rrioverrlerit ofthe rail sods relstivo to other ossisl'e without a.- transverse rg ovem"at oi t 1e upon eool'i other. ll uririg sold 1 rails Westoer when thecontrast they Will move longitudinsllyrelw tire to sash other at thedots, snd owing transverse t A uess of the st the loint will be slightlyrsrtred, As tlis torts contrast the time, the loos the joint will loo tosgreet oompsrv sated for; but should any loossnsss occur so transversemovement of the rail; ends is sible, to the and groove.

Having t ms described the invention, What is claimed is 1. A "t re-iihaving oblioue @srsllel ends, at groove wit iin one end of tne hesdlutthe rail. and oars l with the rroil osss and s/rib of uniform width andthickness upon the other WILLIAM M. HEUN.

Witnesses:

J. K LLEY, STELLA Formal:v

